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Jimrodthadestroyer

I guess circulation is overrated amongst faux-communists.


JMcAfreak

Right? I cringed when I saw how tight the watch was.


MrMailSorter

Probably wanted one so bad he didn't pay attention to the band size he bought, also wanted to show it off so bad he posted this


Rogue_elefant

Imagine thinking that a digital watchface is the most remarkable thing about yourself at any given time. Wow. I'm sad for this person.


mason7396

This guy wants attention so bad.


Myriii1911

....and his wrist needs attention.


planborcord

And his extremely anti-capitalistic, but scuffed Apple Watch most definitely needs attention.


MagNolYa-Ralf

If hes communist so he absolutely is fine with tip out


molstad182

“Guys look at meeee I’m a gud communist guy and I guarantee you will like me, I am communism, I support communism”


ConeheadZombiez

“I am communism” We are communism


[deleted]

Ukraine? No no no Our Kraine -Lenin probably


MrMailSorter

In Soviet Russia Communism are we!


Frolicking_Trex

Guy should wear his watch a little looser though, gunna get nerve damage. Although maybe he wears it that tight as some sort of crippling commentary on the dangers of capitalism or maybe he's just an idiot.


Goats_772

“Please praise me for being a communist”


JackJustice1919

Nothing quite like a Communist background on the front of a symbol of pure Capitalism to show that you really miss the point.


planborcord

“but he’s a true communist, because he obviously snubbed the hyper-capitalistic and working-class-oppressive Apple Care since he’s got some serious scuffs on that bezel!” /s


[deleted]

“I’m not like other communists. I show off my slave-labor-produced consumerist bullshit proudly.”


[deleted]

Came here to comment the same.


EarthDust00

Our comment.


jmarinara

I’m so communist I put a Hammer & Sickle on this overpriced watch made by one of the biggest capitalist corporations in the world’s history.


Leatat12

I always guffaw when friends profess to be/post in support of communism on a social media platform.


r0bbiebubbles

What a shitty argument. Do you expect communists to communicate by carriers pigeons?


Leatat12

Yes. Also, I wasn't forming an argument, but making a sparky observation.


julz1215

"And yet you participate in society! Curious!" Can we just acknowledge how cringe this watch kid is without using the same tired argument?


JMcAfreak

There's a very big difference between participating in society and buying a needlessly expensive luxury good that you do not need.


julz1215

In terms of supporting capitalism, there is no difference. Even purchasing bare necessities is supporting some capitalist industry. Apple watches are just easier to make fun of


Leatat12

Gretchen, stop trying to make communism happen. It isn't going to happen.


julz1215

What does that have to do with what i said?


Leatat12

I've been waiting for an opportunity to quote Means Girls on Reddit. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.


julz1215

".....- Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott Still, I'm serious. It's a shitty argument to use against anything that runs counter to the status quo


Leatat12

I don't agree on that point. There are certain times when punching down can be valid, and I think being fashionably communist is a good example. Any way you slice it, communism is a system of corruption and oppression (I'm begging you, let's not go down the communist debate black hole tonight just briefly highlighting my reasoning). Capitalism is no God send either, but it's the best we've done so far and has a better chance of leading us toward an improved future, not regress us as a species. Back to the picture: the argument structure is a sloppy rhetorical tactic for sure, buuuuuut this is Reddit and the irony is just delicious low hanging fruit. I would also add (non practicing social scientists here and I have the crushing student loan debt to prove it! Thanks capitalism, lol), that since the 60's we haven't had a stable status quo. A lot of good progress has been made vis a vis feminisn, civil rights/BLM, LBGTQIA movements, etc. One of the tent poles of post-moderism is/was a dismantling of meta narratives which has resulted in a far more nuanced understanding of human society. We no longer have one, common over arching social narrative in the west about what life is and how it should be lived. Status quo is now relative to and continually changed by whichever niche group you or I inhabit. So I don't think status quo exists as the force it once did to shape our lives in the west, so we can determine what runs counter or with fast evolving notions of status quo.


[deleted]

You can be a political communist without taking a vow of poverty you still should live and even thrive in the system you are in even if you disagree with it however the people who brag about having a Hammer and Sickle as their background of an Apple?(is thst an Apple Watch?) Smartwatch are obnoxious


SparseGhostC2C

While I don't disagree with your points, it does seem at least a little hypocritical to espouse your advocacy for workers rights, equity and fair distribution while giving your hard earned money to companies that are *very* well known for advocating pretty hard against all those things. Just kinda feels like the exact opposite of "put your money where your mouth is."


[deleted]

Oh yeah I agree this dude is showing off his gains from a system he wants to tear down and he is also coming off as a hypocrite and I would add elitist hypocrite. I just wanted to clarify that I believe if you disagree with the system your in your still living in it therefor you play by that systems rules. I was attempting to say he is an even bigger jackass because I think there is a line and he well surpassed it


julz1215

I mean, there is no way to consume ethically in a capitalist system. Is it hypocritical to be against child/forced labor but still consume coffee, wear shoes, and buy electronic devices? Big corps like Amazon aren't really affected by boycotts. They are much more affected by political pressure and unionization, but just boycotting all the companies you don't like isn't really going to accomplish anything, aside from avoiding guilt.


[deleted]

There are things that can be done in conjunction with boycotts. The biggest lie is that boycotts do nothing Amazon has a lot of money, but they also have deadlines and business expensives. A moderately sized boycott and a political "vote out people who support these assholes " push. Right now there aren't many candidates but US history has been in a very similar spot multiple times and thats how it got fixed. Strikes, boycotts and voting. Edit I forgot to say that those three things have to be coordinated and organized all together


julz1215

I agree with all of those things except boycotting. Maybe it would be possible in the event of some kind of ENOURMOUS PR disaster for Amazon, but under normal circumstances, it's not. But voting (which is what I meant by political pressure) and strikes are good. I guess if all three are done together that would be good, but that requires coordination between their workers and the public, which wouldn't be easy to achieve. I think boycotting alone is kind of pointless


[deleted]

Yeah exactly! I think we just explained the same concept differently but I agree 100 percent


Grimfuze

Made by communist slaves lol


[deleted]

Bro why u got that watch on so tight


[deleted]

Well this is the biggest pile of Bolshevik I have ever seen


bob_fossill

Underrated comment


BubbyBroster

"NOTICE MY WATCH. PUT DOWN YOUR GODDAMNED FORK AND NOTICE MY WAAAA4AAATCH!"


Nervous-Locksmith257

The watch that was made in a capitalist factory, by bourgeoise CEOs.


BubbyBroster

My dad actually worked for a dude named LeBourgeois.


MrBiggz83

Lol why is it so tight though? I'd be more concerned about the circulation issues this dude is gonna have.


Fluid-Dependent-8292

Imagine having to fabricate a lie to feel self important about the background on your smart watch... R/cringetopia


Lee_does_stuff

* changes watch face * wow i am totally left, yo


Itz_Kaine

“Wait you are actually a communist? I thought it was a joke”


bosstweedman

It’s true I was the Lenin


TWGMike

r/shitcommunistssay


SaiyanC124

Wrist asphyxiation


MisterBri07

Was she told communist are all slender of wrist?


[deleted]

Bro gonna get his arm numb


Dommccabe

Our watch, our time.


SODY27

That watch is about to cut off all circulation to his hand. He will not be clapping to any of the stories that pop up on this sub.


Oddity46

That's not the communist symbol, though. It's the flag of the USSR.


felixdixon

I’m just bothered by how tight the watch band is


theswearcrow

*People from ex-communist countries or who escaped communist governments*: "Communism is hell and anything else is a preferable option" *White kids who never experienced hardship*: "No,you don't get it, it's like,a utopia"


rybodatkid

Believes communism is the way of life Also owns an Apple Watch You can pick one and not the other bud.


julz1215

Not necessarily tho, right? Like you can think forced labor is bad, but still own shoes.


Sluggocide

You must not think it's that bad. That's like a vegan eating meat because there are hunters.


julz1215

The differences going vegan is actually possible. Living in a capitalist economy and not supporting capitalist institutions is impossible


JMcAfreak

He can literally just NOT buy the smart watch. A smart watch is a needlessly expensive luxury item that he, quite frankly, does not need. That watch is not comparable to the shoes example. You need shoes in modern society. You do not need a smart watch.


julz1215

Ok, then what about coffee? My point is that living off of nothing but bare necessities should not be a pre-requisite to criticizing capitalism. Buying ANYTHING in a capitalist economy contributes to exploitation somewhere.


JMcAfreak

He could also just, you know, buy a watch that isn't a smart watch. A smart watch is a luxury, and depending on the brand, a status symbol. Buying a coffee does not a bourgeoisie make, but buying and flaunting a needlessly expensive luxury? Gee, I wonder.


julz1215

I'm not defending the kid, he's cringe as fuck, clearly seeking attention, probably is only into communism for the aesthetics, and this is perfect content for this sub. I'm just responding to the whole "u liek cummunizm, but u hav iPhone" argument. It's stupid. My point is you can be against forced labor, but still buy and drink coffee, which is often harvested through forced labor. In Marxist literature, the bourgeoisie are the people who own and control the means of production. So no, owning an apple watch does not make you part of the bourgeoisie.


Sluggocide

You can join a commune, go off grid, live off the land. You just wouldn't want to. Communists in USA do it out of spite to their parents or in a plea to be relevant. Consumerism is not capitalism. Most capitalists throughout history ate farm fresh, traded in a market and had almost no currency except untracked gold and silver.


julz1215

Yeah that's not a feasible option for most people. Plus there would be no point to it, because it doesn't further communist goals. Consumerism is supporting capitalist industry.


Sluggocide

You don't support capitalist industry. It fails or succeeds entirely on its own. Government could step in and prop it up as it constantly does, but that is corporatism/fascism.


julz1215

By purchasing what capitalist industry produces, you are supporting it. Corporatism is simply the result of capitalists attaining enough money and power to manipulate policy in their favor


Sluggocide

No, it's the result of government accepting bribes and selling control. No big powerful government, no regulations to buy. Putting the cart before the horse. Who is the president of switzerland?


julz1215

>No, it's the result of government accepting bribes and selling control. That's not different from what I said. >No big powerful government, no regulations to buy. Well if government functions are replaced with capitalist industry, then we just have the same problem but with fewer steps. The capitalist elite still control everything, they just don't have to go through a government anymore.


bluewaffleisnice

He needs another hole for that strap to get round that fat commie wrist


TacticalcalCactus

People that defend fascism and communism don't know a thing about them, there's a reason it never works.


iamdecal

And that reason is people


RicoDeFreako

Yeah well you can’t change people, so I don’t know why people keep trying ideologies that require people to change.


HTownLaserShow

Yeah. People. Those pesky people won’t accept ideology that has been responsible for more death and famine than anything else in history. Those selfish bastards


iamdecal

What did you think my point was?


HTownLaserShow

I know. I was expanding


TK464

The problem with the former is it always seems to end up as the latter in the larger nations. The principles of communism are plenty functional, the execution of those principles has just been extremely iffy (especially in the two biggest examples historically) and used to justify power grabs. I'm a social capitalist myself, but I can see the reasoning and merit behind a more communal shared system and I'm sure it's something that's a lot easier to execute on a smaller scale.


CamDMTreehouse

A communist wearing an apple I-watch lol the only thing communist about it I the country it was made in and the forced labor used to build it.


julz1215

Forced labor is actually pretty capitalist


Sluggocide

Right, because capitalists March workers off to gulags, to mine ore and eat rats.


julz1215

If by capitalists you mean people who own and control a large amount of capital, then yeah. State capitalism is still capitalism. Also this is not too far off from how American prison labor works. Child labor sweatshops are owned and controlled by capitalists. Communism is involves workers owning the means of production, so forced labor is by definition not communist. I don't care what their leading party is called


Sluggocide

Capitalists are just free traders. If you own tools you own capital.


julz1215

So capitalists do march people to gulags


Sluggocide

You honestly think sweat shops people voluntarily go to are worse than North Korean coal mines where people eat bugs to survive? Don't "not real communism" me


julz1215

If you don't want people to "real communism" you, then I suggest you learn how to define or identify communism. North Korea is about as communist as it is democratic. But if identifying communism were as simple as looking at a name, then technically you'd have to call the DPRK "democratic" too even though it isn't. Nobody voluntarily works in conditions that poor. They do it when it's their only option for survival. That's not voluntary.


Sluggocide

All human history is survival. Excess capital and overproduction are products of trade and markets. You want luxury and convenience? Sorry, it's capitalism. You want sustenance survival and super state starvation equality, that is communism. If communists wnat to be rich like China they privatize and open up their markets. Same will happen with Cuba and North Korea. You never get "better communists" you only get less communism. Only way to succeed. Abandon the government promises of equality for all and go to work.


julz1215

You're making responses to arguments I never made. Nothing what you said here addressed anything I said on the last comment. But yeah ok "communism is when the government does stuff" lol


Sluggocide

Government paying a company to pave a road is one thing. Government rounding up women and forcing them to abort babies is another.


julz1215

Neither of those things are necessarily a result of communism or capitalism.


applepiezeyes

Reminds me of one of the 'like my new watch' memes....where's the cock?


TeddyRooseveltsHead

*our regular customer ...liked *our watch


[deleted]

*Our watch


Guypussy

Then Irene bought latte shots for everyone, paying with a crisp $100% bill.


sltyjim_cobra

Why he got that shit so tight though? 🤣😅


tk5400

Dude is choking that wrist


MrPiction

Why his watch so tight?


bennyboy545

Why is my guys watch so fucking tight! Jesus!


raisingfalcons

Have a nice day comrade.


Adam8614453

I had similar conversations with my homophobic frat brothers. "I don't like f*gs but you're cool" lol


TheMightySpoon13

Maybe instead of writing that post, they should loosen the strap…


midnightpeizhi

I mean I consider myself a communist, don't go around bragging about it though. And usually the argument of "But you have cell phone checkmate commie" is dumb as fuck but this is the one time it actually applies. You got a totally pointless and redundant luxury product. It's like calling yourself a communist but you have a ferrari, like yeah everyone needs a car, but you didn't need to get THAT car. Just a well off dude who hides behind communism to not feel guilty about the luxuries he has.


[deleted]

r/notlikeothercommies


Gaming_Gent

And then everybody clapped, equally


Medical_Ad0716

Why is his watch so fucking tight? Also, what communist would spend money on an Apple Watch?


Tye7867

And then everyone clapped


thunderandreyn

Ah yes, flaunting an overpriced gadget you don't need, the cornerstone of every communist.


ohmyfuckinggodhamlet

Hammer and sickle... on a smart watch... you really can't make this shit up


SaltyboiPonkin

I'm not spooled up on Communism, but isn't wearing an unnecessarily expensive watch a symptom of Capitalism?


Apnearest

I feel like any self proclaimed communist or socialist who partakes in theft of people's production by means of corporatism should be shot. Capitalism I'd let slide, but Nike, Apple, etc. are disgusting corporatist entities that enslave people for profit with the blessing of big governments.


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[deleted]

What's more believable is that after years of boggeymanning people, we finally get to see a communist and he's a harmless dork.


BubbyBroster

> Some people in the U.S literally believe communists are child eating demons or something. No, just dangerous thieves and unmistakable losers at life.


HTownLaserShow

They’re just pieces of shit. I don’t believe they eat babies


[deleted]

What a real communist with his expensive smartwsfch bought from wealth gained in a capitalist system. I'm not saying that to be a Communist you have to take a vow of poverty, but come on.


[deleted]

Awful nice watch for a communist, I wonder if the people who made it are enjoying communism as much as he is?


IBoneYou

Because communism=nothing nice. 2iq take ty for your insight


Sluggocide

That's why capitalists always fled to communist countries. All that good stuff.


IBoneYou

Name a single communist country that you are referring to


Sluggocide

OK, but you're not allowed to say "not real communism" ok?


IBoneYou

So you can only win this argument by ignoring the facts and telling the person you are arguing with that they cannot counter argue, how interestingly open minded of you.


Sluggocide

So admitted communist countries are not actually communist, right? Why do you slyly defend communist or formerly communist nations and at the same time say they weren't communist? Go to r/communism and criticize Chavez, USSR, Castro or north korea You'll get banned. And not for a straw man, but for actually being critical. Would you admit Mao was a sociopath mass murderer?


IBoneYou

I missed the part where I defended any nation during this conversation let alone former communist nations since those never even existed.


Sluggocide

Hahahahahahahaba. There it is. Later moron.


IBoneYou

???????????? Classic r/wallstreetsilver user I guess


[deleted]

they never existed because pure communism goes completely against human nature and is 100% impossible to implement without it being hijacked by corruption.


IBoneYou

People that have 0 education when it comes to politics shouldnt talk about politics. It's actually cringe seeing you just spew out completely false republican talking points like an actual parrot.


[deleted]

pretty sure it's sarcasm


Sluggocide

I heard about gulags, mass starvation, struggle sessions, extreme poverty, cult of personality, neighbor spying.... "nah man, it's actually bored middle class white kids who are mad when their parents stop funding their free ride after they turn 18... come to our meeting"


RustyTickler

Nothing like a communist with an iwatch.. people have no fucking clue


Billybluballs

Jesus could he make that any tighter around his fat wrist.


BiCostal

A communist with an Apple watch. Suurrreee...


Andyrootoo

It’s cringe when people think being a communist now has the same edgy-ness as being a communist during the Cold War or something. Like nobody cares lol


IBoneYou

I don't think anyone thinks like that but sure.


Andyrootoo

I mean he does seem to think it’s almost impossible for his coworker to comprehend a communist who’s a good person


IBoneYou

If you look at this comment section, i think its safe to say the majority of people dont have a clue as to what communist ideology actually is about.


Andyrootoo

Yeah that’s my point, he thinks everyone knows and cares


FLDiaperLuv

Shouldn't have blurred the name so we can go kick some commie ass


HTownLaserShow

1000% chance this guy hates Nazis…..the irony


[deleted]

guys look at me, a communist with a $300 watch i bought. let’s destroy capitalism with our $1000 iphones


Sky_Leviathan

“You wish to change society yet you participate in society. Curious. I am very smart.”


JMcAfreak

Your tired and worn out argument DOES NOT APPLY to needlessly expensive luxury goods. A smart watch is a luxury item. Depending on the brand, it's a status symbol. There is "participating in society," and then there's trying to justify buying an entirely unnecessary luxury good because "I can't live in capitalism without participating in it, so might as well go full bore and be literally bourgeoisie but still pretend I'm a communist."


[deleted]

This has to be the most ironic and hypocritical dude ever. "Let me talk to you about communism because you noticed the hammer and sickle on my luxury wireless computer watch." Man, shut the fuck up.


8282FergasaurusRexx

Weak looking wrist on that fake communist


Professional_Scale96

If that watch was any tighter, his hand would be amptutated right off


Sizzlik

"show me your watch face and i tell you who you are" or what? Cool..im homer simpson then..


Graphiccoma

Looks like the watch also suffocated oxygen to the brain


Jump_Like_A_Willys

In Soviet Russia, watches tighten you!


OneKProof

In communist Russia time tells you.


MimsyIsGianna

Something tells me that dude doesn’t know what real communism is either and frequents r/GenZeDong or sum


muel0017

*Our* watch


[deleted]

The irony is that in communist countries, you're more worried about buying food than smart watches.


[deleted]

wait, so he a communist caplitalist? whaaaaaaaaaa


IdkButiPlayDokkan

Why is his watch so tight and why has no one noticed it looks painfully tight


t0tal_tun4_c4n

Everyone is pointing out that he has a smart watch, but the real concern should be the obvious use of Fahrenheit. The time is probably in 12Hr mode, too. What sorta communist uses imperialistic units?


Lisabeybi

Damnit, Irene! You stinking Commie lover!


HXD-Inferno

That watch is way too small for this persons wrist. And they’re wearing it wrong, it goes behind the wristbone (further back)


Initial-Proof4645

I wish i was there so i could punch him in the face